As it happens on occasion, squirrels got to my ripening hip from Earthquake x Scentsational and ate it.  Just when it was starting to turn orange!  This is a cross I will try again this season.

I finally have germination from some old seeds from a planned cross.  First of the planned crosses to germinate is Leverkusen x Lichtkönigin Lucia.  It's my hope that a disease resistant and cold hardy yellow will come from this cross.  With this germination, I'm now hopeful that I will get more germination from some of the old seeds from planned crosses.